Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-17
The Foundry Church.
ITS SKyENrY-SECOSD ANNIVERSARY APPROPRIATELY
CELEBRATED YESTERDAY.

CELEBRATED YESTERDAY.
Yesterday the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
church, corner OF 14th and G streets northwest,
celebrated its seventy-second anniversary. The
PASTOR Rev. DIR. Elliott preached an appropriate
sermon. The Foundry was the third Methodist
Church erected In the District, that In West
Washington being the fir,t, and the EDenezer,
now known as FOurrh-street, East Washington,
the second The church was erected and the con-
gregation organized In ISIS. Prior TO the war Of
had known Mr.. Wesley In England, was engaged
In The iron foundry business In West Washington.
he had been engaged In the manufacture OF can
1914, the British invaded Washington they set q
TINE Tor blowing up the foundry. A severe
the safety OF their shipping and retired and thus
this as an interpOsition Of Divine Providence,
church as a thank-o Offering. on this site Foundry
church was erected. It was at nrst modest
S STGk building: fronting on aatn street The
1896, was entirely rebuilt.
DISTRICT CoTroS.-Dr. W. Lee White OF Floral
Hill, u. c., sends a cotton plant bearing good
crop OF cotton and he writes: I'll plants are started
In hOt-Deds and protected as we protect tomato
plants ana put out about same time, say May 10
trct."
The GOOD TENPLARs.-A general committee OF
Good Templars met In Elks' Hall, Saturday night,
10 discuss plans for public memorial service in
Ieinplar Jno. b. Finch. IL was agreed TO hold the
service on the first sunday in December
Ine meeting OF Star OF Hope Juvenile Temple
iodge officers Two new members were initiated.
The FUNERAL OF Mr. s. " NuES-The funeral
OF Mr.. 5. V. Niles took place yesterday afternoon
from the home or the family, 1913 street north
west The attendance was large. Rev. DIR. Leonard
Oh ST JOINS +. E church, conducted the services
and the remains were inferred In Oak Hi Gene.
tery The pail-bearers were Col EnOch TOtten,
Cen beverley II. Robertson, II. A. Goldsborough,
ana Messrs. Dorsey, johnson, and Ofiey.
A LADY FALLS ISTo AN ExcAvArroN.-Mrs. VIM.
Glenney, nving at No. Sss i street, last evening
fell into an excavation near her house and was
badly bruised The excavation was barrfcaded
anu nghted on the side and end, excepting at the
| point were Mrs Glenney fell
MIS- SUSAN !. MILLS, FUNERAL--The funeral of
the sculptor, which took place YESTERDAY arter,
noon, from the residence, was largely attended
Key; ; H. Greene and Rev. Rush K. shippen
| wood. The pall-bearers were Messrs Tally Chari.
ton, Gilpin, Bruce, Hutchinson and Saum.
Masonic vIsrArIoNs-The following dates have
been announced for grand visitations TO the n A
Chapters Of the District: Columbia, No. l. Novein-
Vernon No. 3 December. II; Eureka, No. a. NO
yember 25: Lafayette, No. s, December 8; WASH
tngton Naval, No. q, November 10; Mount Horeb.
Nc. 2. December 1; Potomac, No. 8, November ".
THk Il. ~. hBALY BRANCH OF TIE NATIONAL
LKAGUk-At o meeting yesterday OF the 4, nj.
Healy Branch Of the Irish National League Jas
Linskey, presiding, speeches were made by Messrs
shoemaker, OBrien, Shan0han and others. NJ
OBrien said that he considerable q rejection upon
the Irishmen Of this city that the 7. II. Healy
Branch OF the Land League was the only orYaniza.
ton now existing In the District In which any In.
terest was manifested In the Irish cause or where
any EFFORT was being made 70 promote It
The PRoPosxD LABOR D8MoNgrRAfIoN.-At q
meeting Saturday night Of the committee repre-
| senttng various labor organizations OF the city
the details OF the proposed public demonstration
70 express dtsapproyal OF Judge SMELLS decision In
| the recent boycotttng case, were discussed The
committee viii report TO the Federation OF Labor
next TUESDAY, when date for the celebration VIII
De nxed- Al the meeting Of Columbia Typograph.
lcal Union, No. 10l, Saturday evening, IL was re
solved that the Union take part, a. an organiza
tion, In the demonstration.
| SPECIAL TRAIN PoR PnIIco RACES, beginning The
lstn and continuing until the I'D, will leave the
othstreet station at IL 80 a m. running direct
| the race-track, returning after the races; S2 fo
round trfp. Grand-stand badges can be procure(
AZ the ticket ofice>
kxcrs.D FROM jury SERvIcR.-The october
IeLm oi the Circuit Court was convened to-day b.
yuoge Cox, and, the Jurors being called, the fol
| lowing were excused: 7. d. Bond w. b. Hopkins
.. u berging, W. w. farr, II. 1. Page, f. Peter
! 80 D. y. borch, c. HeuS1ch, and J. G. Judd